After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

Bodie's 20th-century rival was a paragon of respectability and calm—but the mines eventually ran dry.

An abandoned early 20th-century gold mine in a spectacular setting overlooking Bridgeport Valley and the Sierra Nevada.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

A well-preserved set of ruins not far from Lovelock.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The limestone composition of this spectacular arch makes it unique to the region.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.